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Resume Example · Updated May 2026

Software engineer resume that gets past every Workday filter.

A software engineer resume has to survive a Greenhouse or Workday parser, then a recruiter scanning for stack keywords, then a hiring manager who wants concrete shipped systems. The format that does all three is single-column, standard headers, language and frameworks in a Skills block, and bullets that lead with a verb and end with an outcome.

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Top ATS keywords for software engineer roles

The literal strings ATS parsers and recruiter Boolean searches scan for. Lift the ones that honestly apply to you into a Skills block at the top of your resume.

PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptReactNode.jsAWSDockerKubernetesREST APIGraphQLPostgreSQLCI/CDGitmicroservicessystem design

Tools, frameworks, and certifications

Languages: Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Go, Rust, C++. Frameworks: React, Next.js, Express, Django, Flask, Spring Boot, FastAPI. Cloud: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS), GCP, Azure. Data: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch. DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD.

Sample bullet templates

Use these as a structural template — verb, scope, outcome. Replace the specifics with your own (verifiable) numbers. ATSHack will not pad these for you; the numbers you put in are the numbers that ship.

  • Built and shipped a Node.js/Postgres event-tracking pipeline handling 4M events/day, reducing query latency from 800ms to 120ms.
  • Migrated a monolithic Django app to 6 FastAPI microservices on Kubernetes, cutting deploy time from 22 minutes to 90 seconds.
  • Owned the React + TypeScript checkout flow used by 200k MAU; A/B tested copy and form layout for a 14% conversion lift.
  • Wrote and reviewed 600+ pull requests across 4 services; reduced production incident rate by 38% over two quarters.

Common ATS pitfalls for software engineer resumes

Most software-engineer resumes fail two ATS rules: they list languages and frameworks inside bullet text instead of a dedicated Skills section (so keyword scans miss the literal string match), and they describe what the team did rather than what the candidate shipped. Fix both: lift every language, framework, and cloud platform into a top Skills block, and rewrite team bullets in the first person — "built" not "helped build," "shipped" not "contributed to," "owned" not "was responsible for."

FAQ

List every language you'd be comfortable being asked about in a coding interview. ATS keyword scans match literal strings, so if a posting says "Python" and your resume only says "backend development," it doesn't score. But don't list languages you can't whiteboard in — recruiters do call references, and inflated language lists are a fast way to lose an offer.
Yes if you've shipped them. A live URL or GitHub repo with commits in the last 12 months is a credible signal for entry- and mid-level roles. Drop side projects from your resume once you have 5+ years of paid experience — they take space from work that gets you hired.
Include a GitHub link if your top repos are pinned, have READMEs, and were updated in the last year. A bare GitHub with a single fork doesn't help. For senior roles, link to a 1–2 page case-study site instead.
Yes. Senior+ resumes lean on scope (team size, system scope, cross-org influence) and ATSHack preserves that emphasis when your source resume has it. We won't add scope you didn't list — it has to come from the source.

Related guides

What is an ATS? · Resume + ATS glossary · How to pass ATS screening · Keywords that get interviews

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